Apple @lemmy.world AA5B @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

First impressions of USB-C on iPhone 15

Now that we see the iPhone 15 with the new usb-c port, what’s your first impression?

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For me it’s not too big a deal, functionally identical. I have the pro, so could use high speed data, but I never have used the charging cable for data and am not likely to start now. I appreciate faster charging but realistically charge overnight, so no change

I understand and support the goal of one set of chargers and cables for everything, but in the immediate term, it does mean buying new cables and chargers, and it means all the existing ones going to waste.

-- so far, I’ve had to buy two cables, a charger, and two new power strips with USB-C, and there will be more to come

-- My teens still have Lightning iPhones and they’re hard on cables, so my old cables won’t go to waste.

-- admittedly, I’m trying to jump past the next transition by moving to usb-c chargers somewhat rather than buy new usb-a to usb-c cables for old chargers

-- I bought a usb-c watch cable but am not counting that because it was a replace t for a damaged usb-a Watch cable

-- I’ll still need charging cables for my car, and my laptop bag, and I’m sure additional charging block or two

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You guys dont have anything else that uses usb c to have to need to buy new cables?
- That's what I was thinking, I have so many USB-C cables sitting about now from things like gamepads, Bluetooth earbuds, etc. How someone can have nine at this point is mind-blowing.
  
  I actually had this great usb a to usb c from a JBL speaker that uses the usb a reversible standard. This was perfect to replace the lightning usb a I was using in my car for CarPlay.
- I have one usb c cable.
  
  I have around ten lightning cables.
- The only USB-C I had was my Kindle, and I had no USB-C chargers.
  
  I think one of my kids has a Chromebook using USB-C but the “new” one the school gave him this year is a piece of garbage that doesn’t.
  
  After close to ten years of iPhones and iPads for a family of four, there are a lot of Lightning cables and chargers
  
  I still have too many micro-USB devices and can probably find a mini-USB device still in use
  
  Edit to add - oh yeah, plus Raspberry Pi’s, but they don’t really count since there’s no batteries so they’re just plugged in
- A Logitech headset for my PC and an older MacBook Pro. Everything else I have is a variety of USB standards or Lightning. Oh, and a couple of Raspberry Pi’s but I don’t know that really counts. My best friend also does this a bit; almost all of his tech is new-ish and uses USB-C so he forgets that not everyone has a bunch of USB-C devices.
- You guys? Was this group posing?

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